UNDERSTANDING SONG LYRICS
Tujuan PembelajaranSetelah mempelajari materi ini, kamu diharapkan dapat memiliki kemampuan berikut ini. 1. Memahami fungsi sosial lirik lagu.
2. Memahami ciri kebahasaan lirik lagu. 3. Menganalisa makna sebuah lirik lagu.
4. Menulis deskripsi pendek tentang makna sebuah lagu.
A. Social Function
Apakah kamu suka mendengar lagu atau bernyanyi? Biasanya kita dapat menonton atau mendengarkan musik atau lagu seperti di TV, radio, internet, karaoke, café dan panggung musik. Dalam sesi ini, kita belajar bagaimana memahami song lyrics atau lirik lagu.
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Perhatikanlah contoh lirik lagu berikut ini.
Westlife - I Have a Dream Lyrics I have a dream
A song to sing
To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me, I'll cross the street
I have a dream, oh yeah I have a dream, a fantasy To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while Pushing through the darkness still another mile I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me, I'll crossed the street
I have a dream I have a dream A song to sing
To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me, I'll crossed the street
I have a dream I'll crossed the street I have a dream
Fungsi sosial sebuah lagu adalah untuk menyampaikan pesan atau sebagai media komunikasi kepada pendengar lagunya. Dengan demikian, lagu juga dapat digunakan untuk memengaruhi, mendapat dukungan, membujuk, menggugah emosi, menanamkan sikap atau nilai tertentu kepada pendengarnya.
Sekarang, simaklah video dari gurumu dan isilah titik-titik lirik lagu di bawah ini sambil mendengarkan lagu sebagai latihan listening. Tentu kamu bisa juga ikut bernyanyi atau mengajak teman atau keluarga di rumah untuk bernyanyi bersama.
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Like a small (1) … on the ocean Sending big waves into motion Like how a single word
Can make a (2) … open I might only have one match But I can make an explosion And all (3) … things I didn't say Wrecking balls inside my brain I will scream them loud tonight Can you hear my (4) … ? This time this is my (5) … song Take back my life song
(6) … I'm alright song My power's turned on
Starting right now I'll be (7) … I’ll play my fi ght song
B. Language Features
Sebelum kita membahas mengenai ciri kebahasaan dalam lirik lagu, perhatikanlah lirik lagu di bawah ini. Setelah itu, kerjakanlah latihannya.
Early Rise-Peace
They took your innocence And left you fi ghting to survive They took your innocence And left you fi ghting to survive Don't be so afraid of the truth, now One day you'll be proud of who you are Easy on yourself, don't go too far Let it go, be who you are
Have you ever stood alone? Have you ever stood alone?
Have you ever stood alone? In a corner, broken, shattered With no place to call your home Have you ever stood alone? Have you ever wondered why? Have you ever wondered why? Challenge comes to anyone Who's brave enough to hold alone Have you ever wondered why?
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Vocab Corner
Shatter : Crush Survive : Exist Wonder : Question
Latihan True atau False
1. The song's topic is about self-motivation or self-bravery. 2. In this song, bravery and truth are important.
3. This verse ‘Have you ever wondered why?’ isn’t repeated.
4. The meaning of this verse ‘Challenge comes to anyone’ is ‘Not all people have problems.’
Oleh karena itu, dapat disimpulkan bahwa ciri kebahasaan sebuah lirik lagu antara lain: Repetition: pengulangan kata-kata.
Figurative language: bahasa yang bersifat perlambang atau majas, seperti metaphor (penggunaan bahasa atau kata kiasan), seperti simile (perbandingan dengan sesuatu yang lain), personifi cation (pemberian unsur manusia terhadap benda/hewan),
hyperbole (hiperbola).
Rhetorical question: pertanyaan retorik/kata-kata yang menggugah, membujuk, memberi kesan, atau memengaruhi.
C. Paraphrasing
Setelah kita melihat ciri kebahasaan song lyrics, paraphrasing dapat digunakan untuk membantu pemahaman kita terhadap makna sebuah song lyrics. Paraphrasing adalah mengatakan atau menulis kembali sesuatu pernyataan dengan kata-kata yang berbeda dan tetap mempertahankan makna yang sama dengan menggunakan sinonim kata-kata pentingnya.
Contoh:
No. Sentence Paraphrasing
1. If you're fragile and you're delicate. Whenever you are weak. 2. Be gentle with me, please. Be kind to me.
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Perhatikanlah dan pahamilah lirik lagu di bawah ini dan temukan artinya dengan sinonim kata-kata penting dengan menuliskan kembali dalam bentuk kalimat (paraphrasing).
Barbra Streisand-Women in Love Lyrics Life is a moment in space
When the dream is gone, it's a lonelier place I kiss the morning goodbye
But down inside, you know we never know why
The road is narrow and long
When eyes meet eyes and the feeling is strong
I turn away from the wall
I stumble and fall, but I give you it all I am a woman in love
And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
It's a right, I defend, over and over again What do I do?
With you eternally mine
In love there is no measure of time We planned it all at the start
That you and I live in each other's heart
We may be oceans away
You feel my love, I hear what you say No truth is ever a lie
I stumble and fall, but I give you it all I am a woman in love
And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
It's a right, I defend, over and over again What do I do?
Ohh, I am a woman in love and I'm talking to you
I know how you feel, what a woman can do It's a right, I defend, over and over again I am a woman in love
And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
It's a right, I defend, over and over again
Vocab Corner
Stumble : Trip Defend : Protect Eternally : Endlessly Measure : Calculate
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Sebagai latihan kedua, temukan makna kalimat dengan sinonim kata-kata pentingnya dan tuliskanlah kembali dalam bentuk kalimat (paraphrasing).
Latihan
No. Verses Paraphrasing
1. And I'd do anything to get you into my world and hold you within
I will make everything to have you and embrace you.
2. We may be oceans away We might be far in distance.
3. In love there is no measure of time When we like each other very much, nothing is impossible.
D. Analysing Song Lyrics
Setelah memahami language features dari sebuah lirik lagu, sekarang simaklah video yang diputar oleh gurumu.
There comes a time when we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life The greatest gift of all
We can't go on pretending day by day
That someone, somewhere will soon make a change
We all are a part of God's great big family
And the truth, you know, Love is all we need
We are the world, we are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving
There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me
We Are The World - 25 For Haiti
Vocab Corner
Heed : care/concern Pretend : assume/act
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Latihan
Berlatihlah menganalisa kedua lagu yang kamu simak di dalam video di atas!
E. Exercise to Make a Poem
Setelah kita belajar memahami song lyrics, kita juga dapat belajar menulis puisi dalam bahasa Inggris yang dapat digunakan sebagai lirik lagu. Sebelumnya, perhatikan dialog di bawah ini.
Yola : “Hello Dea. You seem to be looking for something.”
Dea : “Hi Yola, yes, I am looking for references from the internet that I can use to make a poem for my assignment.”
Yola : “A poem? Well, that’s very exciting. I also have an assignment from my class making a song lyric. I think if I make a poem then I can use it too for my song lyric, can’t I?” Dea : “That’s great! Of course, you can. Well, would you like to do it together?”
Yola : “Yes, I’d love too.”
Dea : “Awesome! Let me have my lunch fi rst and we’ll meet up after an hour from now at the library. Is it okay, Yola?”
Yola : “OK. It sounds great to me. See you later, Dea.” Dea : “See you soon at the library.”
Latihan True atau False
1. Dea and Yola are going to meet up in one and half hours. 2. They will meet at the library.
3. They are going to make a short story.
Kita dapat membuat lirik lagu seperti membuat sebuah puisi. Topik dapat dipilih sesuai yang ditentukan atau dipilih, seperti topik atau judul my mother atau best friend.
Nah, sekarang perhatikan contoh puisi di bawah ini.
Your child's eyes The innocence lost so long ago
The undying faith we used to know The gentle rain of a summer's skies You can fi nd it all in your child's eyes.
The world was right one time it seems And we could reach beyond our dreams To meet a challenge of any size
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Sebagai latihan membuat sebuah puisi, berlatihlah membuat puisi dengan judul atau topik, my best friend. Berikut contoh puisi sebagai referensi kalian.
My Best Friend You are my best friend, you are inside my heart,
We experience ups and downs, yet nothing keeps us apart. I see you as a family, and I would always care,
Understanding, honesty, and responsibility are values we share. In a world of anger and miscontent
And the frustrations of a life misspent And you wait in fear as the storms arise You can still fi nd peace in your child's eyes.
Take the time for all those things Hear his words: feel the joy he brings There is no hate; there are no lies There is only love in your child's eyes.
Marshmallow Hello, hello Little fellow
Do you want, marshmallow? If you want, please follow
Don't run, walk slow!
Vocab Corner
Innocence : Purity Undying : Eternal Beyond : Further Misspent : Wasted
